100% Cortese. Stefano Bellotti consistently ran afoul of the Gavi DOCG rules by pursuing a very natural approach to this wine. He quit submitting it in the 2015 vintage and renamed it "IVAG" (Gavi in reverse), an indication of his thoughts on the matter of conventional Gavi. Ulivi's IVAG comes from...
Syrah/Moscato/Barbera/Dolcetto. From biodynamically farmed estate fruit. Destemmed; fermented spontaneously with zero sulfur; aged in old botti; no temperature control; bottled unfined/unfiltered. Deep color, full body, a bit wild.
100% Cortese from Ulivi's estate vines in and around Gavi. As always, the fruit was destemmed and spontaneously fermented in tank and barrel and then aged 6 months+ in a gigantic 11,000-liter oak cask, with no sulfur added at any point. This is Ulivi's entry-level white, the crown cap indicative of...
All four Vergano products are made by the same process in very small quantities in the Vergano lab in the heart of the city of Torino. A botanical extract (concia) is made by macerating carefully sourced herbs, flowers, fruits and spices in a neutral, beet-sugar-based spirit for 20 to 30 days in 30...
100% Cortese. The grapes used in this classic example of Gavi grew in the shadow of “Il Forte,” the iconic fortress that towers over the region’s namesake village. Cool temperature fermentation for 20 days, aging in steel through the winter months.
Bright, balanced, aromatic, fruity wine. Floral...
100% Cortese. The grapes used in this classic example of Gavi grew in the shadow of “Il Forte,” the iconic fortress that towers over the region’s namesake village. Cool temperature fermentation for 20 days, aging in steel through the winter months.
Bright, balanced, aromatic, fruity wine. Floral...